6/24/2023 0 Comments Unertl 8x![]() ![]() Because of the more robust (translate heavier) nature of the Kollmorgen Scope (and a different scope tube diameter), Griffin and Howe designed a different and more heavily constructed scope mount for the Marine Corps. The USMC choice was the Stith-Kollmorgen 4X scope with one-minute (audible) click adjustments. The Marines weren’t in love with the M82 or M84 scopes and finally found what they considered to be a better "piece of glass". The Corps took a look at the Army’s W.W.II efforts on the M1Cs and Ds and began to experiment with the M1C version utilizing the Griffin and Howe scope mounts. The supply of National Match 1903s (on which the M1941 was based) was now essentially non existent, and replacement parts becoming difficult if not impossible to find. Army is pictured using one of these super accurate 1903s during the Korean War). The M1941 had done yeoman service in W.W.II, but was beginning to get a bit "long of tooth" although still in use in Korea (even Capt. ![]() The Marines, always interested in long range marksmanship, began to look for a replacement for the USMC Model of 1941 1903 Springfield.
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